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America s Largest Gather ing of Hardware Dealers Charles T Woodward, of Carlin ville, 111., Elected First Pres ident of National Assn, of Winchester Clubs. THE GREATEST CONVENTION OF ITS KIND EVER HELD New Haven. ('onn.. (the home of the SI acre plant of the Winches ter Repeating Arms ('ompaiiy i the last week in dune was the scene of the largest gathering of hardware and sporting goods dealers the I S. has ever known, when the first annual convention of the National Association of Winchester (’bibs' was held. Some IPOO dealers, augmented in many instances by their families came from all parts of the ITiited Stales to sil in on the greatest and most, important convention of its kind ever held It was a gather ing unlike anything else ever known. The Winchester idea and the Winchester plan has been the most talked of thing in the trade world for many a day and quite naturally the trade and the people at large are interested in the ac complishments of the convention. Therefore, it is best right at the start to tell of the officers who were chosen to pilot the National organization. ('liarles I Wood ward of ('a lin\ ill**. 111., one of the best known men in the eel ail Inis incss. was elected president. For nine years Mr. Woodward lias been one of the controlling; factors in the National Retail Hardware Dealers Assoeiation. lie was presi dent one term, vice president for one year, three years on the advis ory committee, and four years on c.xeeutive committee. Ih has al ways been an active worker in tin Illinois Association and is rated as one of the most progressive men in the trade It is doubtful if any dealer is better acquainted with the trade situation in this couniry than Mr Woodward and his selec tion as president of the National Association of Winchester t ‘tubs is an indication of w hat may be ex pected from this organization. Mr. Woodward informed the del egutes from the platform that .he wanted the assistance of eveV.v dealer in his efforts to Imild up the organization and lie asked if every one in the hull was with him. The cries of “\es " and “We are sat isfied him. The other officers chosen were tirst vice president, .1. M ('amp M\, of Bowlin*; (Ireeri. Mo., sec mid vice president. A. .1, Osborne, llnlyoke, Mas.; third vice presi dent. < ’. Iv Davison. Houma. La. ; treasurer. W. I Sloan, Logan, i’tah; and secretary. W. .1 ('. Stoekley. New Haven. From each of the clubs one member of the Hoard of (Jovernnrs was elmsen. It was impressed upon every one in attendance that Ihe success of one’s business and the association could only be made by hard work and every one was requested to work with a will. lii his remarks opening tin* con vention .loini Iv Otterson, presi dent of tin* Winchester Refloating Amis Company, not to the hearts of the donlers quickly when lie Ml ill : “A {fathering such as this is tru ly an inspiration. I need not tell you that there is some anxiety in undertaking work of this kind There must he in the early days some trials and tribulations, some doubts, some difficulties. These doubts and difficulties are. to a eon siderable extent, dissolved by the presence of you Inen here today. I think that il is a significant fact that hundreds of busy hardware merchants from all parts of the I nited States are willing to leave their work and travel hundreds of miles in pursuit of ail idea and an ideal and I think il speaks a great deal for the strength of that idea and ideal when you realize that this convention is better attended than is the National \ssooiatioii of Retail Hardware merchants.. There must lie something in the \\ ineiiesler idea. We. of course, believe in it down to the ground and it gives us courage, strength and inspiration to feel that we have the approval of such a large group of discriminating merchants It docs not seem neeessan to re view our plan. 1 think you arc all well informed. I may say briefly that it is our purpose to make Winchester the largest simile man ufacturing institution in the world manufacturing: sporting goods, cut lery. tools and hardware special ties. I am not sure but it is the largest single institution today. I iiim sure that it will he the largest institution in the future.” These words by Mr. <>tterson im pressed the dealers very much. From the laiks made it was learned that there are more than .'{min Winchester dealers in 1 lie *1 Sand that the list is being aug mented at th*'- rate of l(t a day and 1 liis in cities with a population of under 7*0,0(1(1. The Winchester idea is to have about 7000 Winchester *lea lers. Many of the dealers knew some thing' of Winchester, hut lie lore they left New Haven 'they knew a lot more. They were the hosts of the Winchester ('ompaiiy and never was a body of men, wo men and children better eared for. There wasn't an idle moment for any one during the week. The convention was carefully planned and carried out. There wasn’t a slip all week. Several hundred men and women connected with the Winchester < ompaiiy and the wives ol many of the executives comprised ihc various committees and looked after the welfare of all those who came. More Ihnn 700 dealeis and their families came to New York and were broughl to New Haven on the Sound Steamer Highlander. It was a glorious ride. They were entertained dur ing the ride by the Winchester Band of 40 pieces. Fpoii arrival in New Haven they were escorted to Woolsey Hall, where the con vent ion was held, and after Din ner in 1 lie Yale dining hall, an or gan recital was given by Professor .Jepson on the New berry Organ, the third largest in the I’nited Stales. Monday the convention opened with addresses by Flank A .May cumber. Sales Manager; Henry Brewer. Vice President; Frank C. Drew, Nice President; Thomas (!. Bennett., Chairman of (lie Hoard of Directors and John Iv Otter son, In the afternoon there were ton* of the factory', class room tails*, and in the evening a moon light sail on Long Island sound. Willbim Iv Mnxsoii, Manufact uring Superintendent : W. Iv l-’ree land. Sales Engineer; and Kdwin h’ugsley. Manufacturing Kngineer. 'addressed the delegates after Which the National officers were chosen. In the afternoon shop tours and class room talks were continued and in the evening dele gates and their friends thronged the Shuhert Theater to attend the ! -it h annual Wincheste^.Musical show All the. participants in this show are employees of Winchester hut they are not amateurs by any means. There was no business session on Wednesday, the delegates making the shop tours and listening to class room talks, and in the after noon adjourned to Lighthouse Point where they watched a base hall game, boxing bouts, shot at the traps and the rifle gallery, tried their hand at fly easting, watched tlic.Topperweius give a remarkable exhibition of shooting with Winchester (inns and Ammu nition. and then adjouurned to the hall grounds where under the big tent they were served with ail old time clam hake. Thursday morning tho final lours <f the plant and class loom talks were made and in the afternoon Treasurer Anderson made an ad dress on Winchester Spirit and Mr Otterson and Mr. Mnycuinber also spoke . More than two hours were taken up in the answering of ijiiestions asked by the dealers, al ter which John IT Packard, the oldest dealer at the convention and the oldest men in the hardware trade in the I nited States, and each of the newly elected officers addressed the assemblage. All of the time that ibe men were busy so were the women. They wore entertained at teas, musieales recitals, were taken in tours over (the city, through the Winchester ! plant, to the field day. and to the | banquet on the closing evening. I This dinner w as addressed to Pres ident lladlev. of Yale, Louis K | Liggett. President of the I nited Drug Company, ami Mr Otterson. Mr. Maycumber was toastmaster. An important event of the week was the formation of a women’s auxiliary. Mrs. Edwin I’ugsley was the temporary chairwomen. The several hundred women at the convention thought the idea of an auxiliary a line one and finished the week's festivities by electing Mrs. .1. M Tilson of t'arlisle. Ky„ I’resident; Mrs. F. 11. Lomas, Cer eseo. La.. first vice president: Mrs. \V. (\ Foie, Rethanv. Mo., second THE HARROW TIMES, WIVDF.R. GEORGIA. KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN TO BE ORGANIZED It was reported today that plans are under way for organizing in ’■Vinder and Barrow county a branch of Ihe Knights of the Ku Kliin Klaii and that a meeting will be held soon for the purpose of ef fecting a permanent organization. Several prominent citizens are said to be interested in the forma tion of the Klaii here and it is un derstood that an oflieer from the Imperial Palace will at ten* I the meeting to instruct lliem in the purposes of the Klan and tin* inelh o<ls of organization. The Knights of the Ku Kliin Klan, which is a patriotic, ritual istic frnlernal order, was not has tily “jumped up” hut has been in the making for eightcn years, the idea of perpeluating the princi ples upon which the old Ku Klux Klan was founded having origi nated in the mind of Colonel \Y <1 Simmons, professor of Southern History at Lanier 1 'Diversity in A t innta. Fourteen years Colonel Simmons thought, studied and worker! to prepare himself for launching this great institution and on Thanks giving night in I!JJ7> Colonel Sim mons and about thirty of his close friends assembled on the top of Stone Mountain near Atlanta and at midnight, under a blazing firery cross, they' took the oath of alle giance to the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The charter was issued by the St ate. of (Jeorgia December 4. PH7*. and a special charter was granted by the Superior ( 'ourt of Fulton county. July 1,19 U. The reorganized Klan had among ils original membership three of the charter members of the old Ku K liin Klan formed in the Smith af ter the Civil War and. therefore, in its charter, was granted all the l ights and privileges which had legally been conferred upon the pa rent organization. While the conditions facing the eiit ire coil iit ry today are not iden tical with those which confronted the Smith at the close of the Civil War the need for an organization of this character, according to its founders, is just as pressing now ns in 1 lie reconstruction period when the carpetbagger and the scalawag ran riot in the smith. And just as tbe old Ku Klux Klan swept from the south the hu man vultures that followed in the wake of the Fnioii army and re stored to the white people of the south the control ol their own al- I'aii's. so the modern organization proposes to preserve the integrity of the white race and dedicates its inlltieiice and its power to the preservation of American ideals and American institutions. It is announced llial only native born American citizen who be lieve in the tenets of the Christian, religion and owe no allegiance ol any degree or nature to any for eign government, political insti tution. sect or persons are eligible for membership. From a small beginning nearly five years ago the membership of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan now reaches into nineteen states, h is not local to the south Init has uois. Texas. Missmi and other dis representatives in New Nork. lili tant states. GOOD MEETING AT STATHAM COMES TO A CLOSE FRIDAY. The meeting at the Statiiani Bap tist church come to a close last Friday nighl with fourteen addi tions. The preaching by Rev. I. A. Hen dersou of Lawrenceville was of a high and pleasing order. I). L. Spooner, of the Atlanta Tabernacle led the music. Large crowds attended and a great deal of good done. \1 the close of the meeting a committee from Statham. Bogart and ltd ha bant churches was ap pointed to perfect arrangements for forming a Held and locating a pa si or at a salary of S2OOO per year This is a very attractive Held for a live, progressive man and promises to he one of the most in fluential pastorates in the state. vice president: Mrs. .1. L. Smith, Sacrernento, Calif., third vice pres ident . Mrs. \Y. R. Sloan. Logan. F. Treasurer: and Mrs. S. \Y. Dim mick, New Haven, Secretary. Women played an important part in this convention and will play an even more important part in coming conventions. Mr. K. A. \Y. Smith and Mr. Claud Mayne of the Smith Hard ware Cos., the local Winchester Store, attended this great conven tion. Here Are the NOTS of Peter Schuttler Wagons All Wagons are made in One Grade, The Best Not two or three difler erit grades from one factory. Ail Lumber is Naturally Air dried— Not forced in seasoning or pul through kilns Ail Axles, are Tested —N< >T used as they come and never put in a kiln. All Hubs are Ree-Turned —NOT used of round. Ail Hub Bands Set Tight by Automatic Machinery —NOT simply wedged on. All Spokes Driven to Gauge with Heavy Draw —NOT driven lig, t and quick and into a steamed hub. All Wood Parts of Gear and Wheels Soaked in Boiled Linseed Oil NO I the rims of wheels only. All Gears Assembled by Experienced Wagon Makers NO’I .just ham mered together by common laborers. All Tires Shrunk on Hot —NOT put on cold by machinery. All Important Ironing of Gears Fitted Hot by Hand —NO'I bent and ham mered n cold. All Clips, Braces and Special Bolts made of Refined Iron —N< H common stuff. All Box Sides and Ends made of Full One-Inch-Thick Boards N ( l tin light regular % inch board. All Bevel Edge Box Iron put on with Screws — NOT just nailed on. All Paint Ground in Oil and put on by Hand— NOT dipped and NO'I ready-mixed paint. Will you hesitate to say Dial it represents ten years’ more wagon service? During the lifetime of your Schuttler. you'll save many repair hills. Don t forget ihat hundred pounds extra-tough, straight-grained, sound lumber you gel in the Schuttler—don’t forget the shrunk-seasoned hot tires, those re-turn ed. perfectly round, tough, seasoned hubs—don’t forget those sturdy, well fitted Schuttler axles don’t forget the 100 per cent pure lead, hand-painted work—don’t forget Ihut fitted-hot ironings. He honest with yourself and youll surely buy an Old Reliable Peter Schuttler farm wagon. THE OLD RELIABLE Peter Schuttler Wagon HAS STOOD THE TEST 75 YEARS SMITH HARDWARE CO. “The Store of Service and Quality.’’ WINDER, GEORGIA APPE a S O N Less Pajos A 38 -loot turn ort a 130-inch wheelbase is a feat which we believe no other car but the Aupt rson •Eayfit can perform. Apperson owners 'it used to such performances as these. Apper son Brothers, who have made fine cars from the first, built better than they knew. The refine ments of construction which they embodied in their masterpiece brin£ new evidences constantly of mechanical foresight amounting to genius. For instance —start an Apperson in a hurry. The car will leap from 1 to 40 miles an hour <n 20 seconds! Vet you will not be jarred, Ihe A.p persen flexible clutch eouplt-s power to the rear wheels without jolt or jerk, and the Apperson wiU slow from 40 miles to dead stop in 40 yards 4 seconds. Less parts —less friction —more accel eration. I hat tells the story, J? "r ,yyj f 1 r 1 :\*v AUTO SALES COMPANY NOWELL AND CARRINGTON Phone 150 Winder, Georgia. TMFRSDA Y. JTI,V 29,1920